Metric At Terminal Five

by Leigh Belz

Generally once every season, I spend some time combing the events calendars of music venues in New York to see what's coming up. It's terrible finding out that one of your favorite bands is in town and tickets are already sold out.

So about four months ago, when I saw that Metric was playing Terminal Five on the west side, I wrote it directly in my planner--I've been enjoying Fantasies since it came out and I was ready to see the amazing Emily Haines and co. perform it live.

I was not disappointed. The band rocked through almost every track on the new album (standouts, for me, included "Help I'm Alive" and "Gimme Sympathy") as well as some old favorites for the sold-out crowd.

I tend to be a back-of-the-room stander at shows and the place was PACKED, so my pictures are, of course, terrible:

For some better pictures, go to Brooklyn Vegan. If I can rustle up a set-list, I'll add it to the post.

For more Metric (and a free download of "Help I'm Alive" acoustic) go to ilovemetric.com.